Pumps Collection (page 7)

Blitz in London -- sub-fire station, Woolwich Road, WW2
Blitz in London -- the aftermath of a high explosive bomb at sub-fire station 54V, located at the Lombard Wall School, Woolwich Road, SE London

Pumps working from dams, Thames Haven, WW2
Two major pumping units (NFS) set into an emergency inflatable dam and supplying water to the scene of a serious oil tank fire at the Thames Haven oil tank farm near Thurrock in Essex

Major fire in Waterden Road, Homerton, E15, WW2
London Fire Brigade crews, consisting of full-time and AFS firefighters, tackling a major fire in Homerton, East London. Crews seen working with both major and trailer fire pumps

London Region NFS / AFS fire floats and tenders, WW2
London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters crewing fire floats and fire tenders, fitted with trailer fire pumps for wartime use, checking equipment and manoeuvring the craft on the River Thames

LFB adapted London taxi pulling a trailer pump, WW2
An adapted London taxi cab at LFB HQ, Lambeth, utilised as an AFS fire appliance with trailer pump, widely used in London during the blitz

Motorised pump and crew in Tottenham. The vehicle was 100 hp, and cost £ 3000

Fire on a moored vessel
A firefighting appliance pumps water to fight a fire on a docked ship

Petrol station
A Texaco Petrol pump in a built-up area, Landskrona, Sweden, 1930 Date: 1930

BEAM PUMP
The old Beam Pump at Wanlockhead, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Date: 19th century

Girl Pumping Water
A little girl puts her weight behind the old village water pump on the village green at Lullington, Somerset, England. Note the massive oak timbers of the canopy. Date: 1950s

Cottage Water Pump
A picturesque corner of Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, showing the courtyard of some old cottages and the fine old pump. Date: 1950s

Pratts Petrol station
Petrol pump with Pratts (Standard) petrol. Landskrona, Sweden 1932. Date: 1932

Gulf petrol station
The Gulf filling station, Trelleborg 1955. Date: 1955

Walsingham Water Pump
The ancient water pump in the town centre of Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Date: 1940s

Tottenham Water Pump
A quaint relic of the past, the old water pump at Tottenham, North London. Date: 19th century

Lighthouse Water Supply
Joyce pumps water from a pump operated tap for her bath at a lighthouse. It seems a lot of trouble, but traipsing up and down the steps with buckets of hot water sure keeps her fit! Date: 1940s

English Water Pump
An old water pump, England. Date: 19th century

Beer Street Pump
A stream flows down the street at Beer, Devon, England, passing beneath an old pump, although the water does not originate from it. Date: 1930s

Lullington Village Pump
The village pump, beside a quaint cottage, in the little village of Lullington, near Frome, Somerset, England. Date: 19th century

Hemel Hempstead Pump
An unusual combination of an old water pump cum lamp standard, at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Date: 1960s

Amersham Village Pump
The old village pump at Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, which dates from 1785. Date: 1785

Charlwood Water Pump
The old water pump built into the churchyard wall at Charlwood, Surrey, England. Date: 1930s

Straw on a Water Pump
When winter comes in the village of Long Stanton, Cambridgeshire, England, the wise villagers cover their water pump with straw, so that their supply does not freeze! Date: 1950s

GERMAN NOBLES 1570-88
Two German noblemen wear small ruffs, doublets, cut-fingered pumps, hose or breeches ornamented with embroidery or ribbon bows, a sleeveless jerkin & short cloak. Date: 1570 - 1588

An Air Pump
An air pump Date: 1882

Paisley Matador Pants
Blonde model wears paisley print matador pants with a broad leather belt, ballet pumps & white shirt with the sleeves rolled up & and the collar upturned. Date: 1950s

Small country Automobile Garage
A pump attendant stands by the petrol pump at this local country garage

Filling Oil Cans - Hackney Wick
A female employee fills BP Oil Cans at a plant in Hackney Wick, London

Tembi Pumping Station
A new BP oil pumping station was erected in the early 1920s on the left bank of the Tembi River in Iran to separate it from the main power station for the oil fields on the other bank

The Chinese Dress
A pretty young flapper shows off a Chinese dress and quite a lot of leg. She wears a matching brown jacket and flat black pumps

Pumping Strokes of Genius
An intelligent forecast of the growth of wayside pumps. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

The all Scotch Spirit
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing a miserly Scottish driver filling up his cigarette lighter with petrol from the pump at a filling station

Kids Refuelling a Car
Three children having great fun refuelling a car!

Jack Tar Suit 1895
Blonde boy in a Jack Tar suit: white sailor blouse with pale blue collar & cuffs & black Jack Tar trousers & neckcloth, straw sailor hat with wide evase brim & ribbon band

Filling up at Water Pump
A boy fills up a large water tank on the back of a horse- drawn carriage from a street pump Date: early 19th century

French Hand-Pumps
French sapeurs-pompiers use hand pumps at the scene of a fire

Hand pump at the Fruiterers Arms, Hartlebury
Operating a hand pump at the Fruiterers Arms, Hartlebury, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Acrobats in a Group / 1860
5 acrobats, 3 of them boys, pose with legs crossed, with their ?manager. Their costume consists of decorative shorts & leotards with soft lace-up boots or pumps

Guericke Pneumatic Pump
Otto von Guerickes pneumatic pump

Two Girls / Sims C1850S
Girl: a broderie Anglaise frock with vandyked hem & matching sash & shoulder bows. Older girl: a long sleeved dress, dentate ribbon trim & pumps tied on with ribbon

Soldier & Civilians 1854
Pantaloons -1 pair in a diaper pattern, neckties, top hats, shirt with pleated cuffs, pumps with bows, Newmarket or cutaway coats, a brown coat cut square across the front

Male Ball Dress 1820S
Red plush cloak (manteau) with green lining, black pumps, pantaloons buttoning at the ankle, stockings, top hat, waistcoat & cut-away coat with roll collar & white cravat

Huntsman Costume 1820S
Cossacks, waistcoat with pointed front, blue d-b coat: gigot sleeves, cut-away in a curve, short tails; tartan stockings & cravat, black pumps. French hunting attire

Striped Waistcoat 1816
Green coat, cut away at the front, velvet collar, sleeves gathered at the shoulder, turned back cuffs, pantaloons, black pumps, top hat, striped waistcoat with stand collar

Costume Men Spencer 1806
Top hat, brown spencer with stand-fall collar & sleeves gathered at the shoulder, blue cut-away coat with narrow tails, white breeches & silk stockings, black laced pumps

Game / Kissing / France 1811
Men have adopted English country clothes & wear cut-away coats with roll collars, the women wear white cotton robes with sleeves that extend over the knuckles

C18 FIRE-ENGINES 1735
18th century fire-engines made by a firm which became Merryweathers. The engine on the left is from Windsor Castle

Steam Fire-Boat / 1874
A fire-boat designed and constructed by Merryweathers for the River Wear Commissioners. The pumps could throw any type of water, however muddy or salty

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